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sandy struck on october 29. it's blamed for more than 130 deaths and tens of billions of dollars in damage. cbs news. >>> congress and the president are also dealing with the issue of gun control. yesterday the president met with 13 law enforcement leaders. mr. obama is pressing for a ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. the law enforcement officials pressed the need for tighter background checks and a better mental health system. the president says he hopes congress is listening. >> hopefully if law enforcement officials who are dealing with this stuff every single day can come to some basic consensus in terms of steps that we need to take congress is going to be paying attention to them and will be able to make progress. >> mr. obama admits he'll have a hard time winning broad support for a ban on assault weapons. >>> the boy scouts of america is considering a big change -- dropping its policy of excluding gays as scouts as scoutmasters. gay rights groups are applauding the
sandy struck on october 29. it's blamed for more than 130 deaths and tens of billions of dollars in damage. cbs news. >>> congress and the president are also dealing with the issue of gun control. yesterday the president met with 13 law enforcement leaders. mr. obama is pressing for a ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. the law enforcement officials pressed the need for tighter background checks and a better mental health system. the president says...
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. >>> and the reunion, old friends pulled apart by hurricane sandy now back together. ♪ thanks to a little help from the next generation. >>> good evening, much of the world's attention today was focused on a horrific tragedy in brazil, the death toll tonight at least 230 after a fast-moving fire broke out in a crowded nightclub. officials say too many people and too few exits turned the club into a death trap after a rock band's pyrotechnics apparently ignited the ceiling. many patrons were left unable to get out, overwhelmed by the smoke, and in some cases, the flames themselves much the circumstances are eerily similar to some other deadly nightclub fires the past several years, including one in this country. today's tragedy happened in the southern brazilen university town of santa maria. nbc's mike taibbi reports. >> reporter: the kiss nightclub was packed with the usual saturday night crowd when at 2:00 in the morning, a disaster. the ground floor was filled with smoke. club security initially blocked several emergency exits, thinking patrons were leaving without paying and that left
. >>> and the reunion, old friends pulled apart by hurricane sandy now back together. ♪ thanks to a little help from the next generation. >>> good evening, much of the world's attention today was focused on a horrific tragedy in brazil, the death toll tonight at least 230 after a fast-moving fire broke out in a crowded nightclub. officials say too many people and too few exits turned the club into a death trap after a rock band's pyrotechnics apparently ignited the ceiling....
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what happened on sandy? after nearly three months of stalling, while my state, while the presiding officer's state of connecticut, while the states of new york, new jersey and other states struck by sandy were waiting urgently for the relief that we got to the coast within 11 days. they stalled and they stalled because they could not get a majority of the republican caucus to support federal relief for our hurricane-ravaged states. under the hastert rule, they couldn't get that bill to the floor. so speaker boehner once again decided to forego the hastert rule. that's how they got the sandy emergency aid bill passed. look again at the votes. republican "yes" votes for the disaster bill: 49. republican "no" votes for that bill: 179. that bill was dead on arrival under the hastert rule. the republican caucus couldn't support it, wouldn't support it, and we would be without any help now if they followed the hastert rule. on the democratic side, what was the vote on the hurricane sandy bill? 192 yes votes to 1 n
what happened on sandy? after nearly three months of stalling, while my state, while the presiding officer's state of connecticut, while the states of new york, new jersey and other states struck by sandy were waiting urgently for the relief that we got to the coast within 11 days. they stalled and they stalled because they could not get a majority of the republican caucus to support federal relief for our hurricane-ravaged states. under the hastert rule, they couldn't get that bill to the...
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many carried signs of those who died in the sandy hook massacre. organizers are calling on congress to pass a ban on military style assault weapons and high-capacity i do zines. -- magazines. they say it is not about taking away second amendment rights, but saving lives. >> we need to challenge all editions who think it is easy to ask the teacher to stand up to someone with a weapon than it is her them to send it to a gun lobbyist with a check up. >> the washington rally was part of a dozen protests across washington in favor of gun control. >> senator tom harkin says it is time for him to step aside. he will not seek another term. he says his age is a factor of the decision. he says it is time to pass the torch. his legislative accomplishment was the american with disabilities act. >> there is a warming trend. we have some precipitation. and never of different types of precipitation in the forecast. we will talk about that in a minute. temperatures are at the freezing point at the airport. we have not seen that for a while. d >> your forecast with
many carried signs of those who died in the sandy hook massacre. organizers are calling on congress to pass a ban on military style assault weapons and high-capacity i do zines. -- magazines. they say it is not about taking away second amendment rights, but saving lives. >> we need to challenge all editions who think it is easy to ask the teacher to stand up to someone with a weapon than it is her them to send it to a gun lobbyist with a check up. >> the washington rally was part of...
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the parents of two victims from the tragic sandy hook elementary shooting showing two very different views. >> the problem is not gun laws. the problem is a lack of civility. >> reporter: his son james died in the attack questions whether new gun laws will make a difference. and saying accountability andp coarsement are the key. >> and we should hold people individually accountable for their actions and we should enforce laws appropriately and we're not. >> reporter: he brought a photo of his son, the six-year-old judgesy lewis, another victim at sandy hook elementary. >> and he was my son, my best buddy and best friend. >> reporter: he pointed to more restrictions, likeout outlawing high-capacity clips and improved gun safety. >> and i know both sides need to work together to pass regulations working for everybody. >> reporter: the topic tackled by the white house, top police officials from communities affected by recent mass shootings, including the newtown meeting with president obama. >> if law enforcement officials who were dealing with this stuff every single day can come to so
the parents of two victims from the tragic sandy hook elementary shooting showing two very different views. >> the problem is not gun laws. the problem is a lack of civility. >> reporter: his son james died in the attack questions whether new gun laws will make a difference. and saying accountability andp coarsement are the key. >> and we should hold people individually accountable for their actions and we should enforce laws appropriately and we're not. >> reporter: he...
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hear at sandy point state park. the water is choppy. the wind is blowing and the snow is coming down. and you can see folks are dipping in the water. the seagulls are flapping. everyone hear freezing for a reason. they are hear for the special olympics athletes. >> it's cold in hear! >> you just heard that. >> i will not let it beat me! >> everyone psyching themselves up, getting ready for the plunge. it's crazy, but it's worth it! >> jennifer franciotti is hear with us live. how are you feeling? >> really good. >> it's cold, isn't it? >> it is. a lot of us have talked about we have been through many situations. we felt it leaching our energy about the third plunge in. it's downhill going into the water but uphill coming out and once you get immersed, it's tough to pull yourself out. >> you can see how tough it gets, but -- >> jimmy is sitting there in his wheelchair and smiling. and the athletes come out and talk to you and that's what keeps you going. >> we will talk to jimmy in a moment but when he came in last night, everybody start
hear at sandy point state park. the water is choppy. the wind is blowing and the snow is coming down. and you can see folks are dipping in the water. the seagulls are flapping. everyone hear freezing for a reason. they are hear for the special olympics athletes. >> it's cold in hear! >> you just heard that. >> i will not let it beat me! >> everyone psyching themselves up, getting ready for the plunge. it's crazy, but it's worth it! >> jennifer franciotti is hear...
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. >>> later, the golden age club, friends for years pulled apart by superstorm sandy and now reunited. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you. no, you can't. pretty sure we can... try snapshot today -- no pressure. families across the country may friends for years pulled apart a little uncomfortable. but when it's hard or hurts to go to the bathroom, families across the country may friends for years pulled apart , it just makes it easier to go. , dulcolax stool softener. make yourself comfortable. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, h
. >>> later, the golden age club, friends for years pulled apart by superstorm sandy and now reunited. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you. no, you can't. pretty sure we can... try snapshot today -- no...
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the senate is scheduled to vote on the sandy relief funding on monday at 5:30 p.m. almost two weeks after the house passed a more than $50 billion package. that was back on january 15th. here's a sample of the bipartisan emotion we heard from lawmakers from the new york metropolitan area that day. >> please remember that, when you -- cast your vote today, these are americans in need that are counting on us to stand up and do the right thing. regardless of whether you're from a state that has had disasters or note. >> people lost their homes, cars, jobs, their entire neighborhood, and there should not be different standards for different storms. or for different regions. >> while sandy victims are in the freezing cold, as you have seen from those two previous live reports, the senate has yet to act on this bill. earlier this week the senate majority leader, the person that calls up legislation for a vote, made this promise. >> the senate will continue to help our fellow americans recover from hurricane sandy before another similar disaster strikes. hundreds of thousa
the senate is scheduled to vote on the sandy relief funding on monday at 5:30 p.m. almost two weeks after the house passed a more than $50 billion package. that was back on january 15th. here's a sample of the bipartisan emotion we heard from lawmakers from the new york metropolitan area that day. >> please remember that, when you -- cast your vote today, these are americans in need that are counting on us to stand up and do the right thing. regardless of whether you're from a state that...
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the rifles were purchased before the shooting at sandy hook elementary. some say that the tragedy makes the move all the more important but others are against it. >> if we did not have the guns, what would we use? slingshots? >> i know weapons are a big issue for some people but we have to address what is causing the need for the weapons. >> the school district says that the rifles will be kept in a safe place in the school or in a patrol car. >> now another school that has people talking for the all the right reasons. three seniors nominated for the title of home cooking -- homecoming king. they give up the honor to a junior classmate. he has a neurological disorder that inhibits learning and speech. the three seniors said, while it was special for scotty, it was also special for them. >> every time we get together we can say, remember when scott one homecoming king? we can always cherished that. >> study has been wearing the medal he got at school all this week. next week, he will be the one to crown the new homecoming king. >> what a touching story. so
the rifles were purchased before the shooting at sandy hook elementary. some say that the tragedy makes the move all the more important but others are against it. >> if we did not have the guns, what would we use? slingshots? >> i know weapons are a big issue for some people but we have to address what is causing the need for the weapons. >> the school district says that the rifles will be kept in a safe place in the school or in a patrol car. >> now another school that...
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i didn't know it was somebody. >> that somebody was sandy ei kechlt nchl. sandy and etta stevens had once spent time together, nine months, twin sisters separated at birth. >> my twin sister. >> it is so funny to say it. >> yeah. it is still very strange to say it. >> this was our mom's house. >> born in chicago to an unwed mother whose own mother, an italian immigrant, forced her to give up her twins. etta and sandy were adopted by two different families. >> we were raised in jewish families. we had the same kind of growing up. she loved her adopted parents, as i did. >> i could have met my twin and maybe we didn't get along but we do. >> we do. we do. >> fraternal twins, which is why they don't look-alike. >> delightful to hold in heaven. i think we love to sing. >> they like the same makeup, even the same color. etta innocently wondered about her family's medical history just as illinois opened long-sealed birth records. that's when this birth certificate surfaced and right there, a huge surprise. when sandy eventually saw it, she was confused. i looked
i didn't know it was somebody. >> that somebody was sandy ei kechlt nchl. sandy and etta stevens had once spent time together, nine months, twin sisters separated at birth. >> my twin sister. >> it is so funny to say it. >> yeah. it is still very strange to say it. >> this was our mom's house. >> born in chicago to an unwed mother whose own mother, an italian immigrant, forced her to give up her twins. etta and sandy were adopted by two different families....
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hurricane sandy, i hope, reminded us of that. already sea level rise is up about 8 inches over the past century. now, these changes are very evident to rhode islanders. we've been monitoring the ocean for centuries. just outside narragansett barricks the crew of the brenton reef ship took measurements between 1878 and 1942. we've been at this a while. alarmingly, the modern temperature record from points around narragansett pay shows that since the 1960's, the annual temperature in narragansett bay has increased about 4 degrees fahrenheit. this has real life effects, crushing our winter flounder fishery, for instance. for instance. long-term data from the hide gauges in new port, rhode island, show an increase in average sea level of nearly 10 inches since 1930, and the rate of sea level rise at newport is accelerating, too. in southern rhode island, local erosion rates doubled, from 1990 to 2006. and some of our freshwater wetlands near the coast are already transitioning to salt marsh. oceans warm and expand. snow, glaciers, an
hurricane sandy, i hope, reminded us of that. already sea level rise is up about 8 inches over the past century. now, these changes are very evident to rhode islanders. we've been monitoring the ocean for centuries. just outside narragansett barricks the crew of the brenton reef ship took measurements between 1878 and 1942. we've been at this a while. alarmingly, the modern temperature record from points around narragansett pay shows that since the 1960's, the annual temperature in narragansett...
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that's the same type weapon that was usedly at sandy hook school. i know what happened to the bodies at sandy hook school, and to have these weapons just floating around our society and particularly with youngsters who are by nature unpredictable is a bit frightening. >> schieffer: let me ask you this. some people clearly see-- and i think they're sincere about it-- that they just feel this infringes on their rights and that this is the first step to taking their gun away from them. >> well, let me talk about rights for a minute. does a child have a right to be safe in school? does a law client when he goes into a law firm have a right to believe he's safe? does a shopper in a mall have a right to believe that she's safe? i think so. and what's been happening as these incidents happen-- look at aurora. people sitting in a theater. somebody with 100 rounds in a drum came in and just mowed down people. do people going to movies have a right to be safe? you want to talk about rights, talk about the rights of the majority, too. >> schieffer: what about-
that's the same type weapon that was usedly at sandy hook school. i know what happened to the bodies at sandy hook school, and to have these weapons just floating around our society and particularly with youngsters who are by nature unpredictable is a bit frightening. >> schieffer: let me ask you this. some people clearly see-- and i think they're sincere about it-- that they just feel this infringes on their rights and that this is the first step to taking their gun away from them....
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it's the first national demonstration since the sandy hook shooting. the marches want new laws to ban assault style weapons and magazines and they want more background checks. dozens of residents from newtown, connecticut joined the march today. >> reporter: emotions for newtown residents still raw. >> we have to start somewhere. >> reporter: katie kent says tn have not died in vain, but they must act. >> have to do something. that's why i'm here today. we have to write our congressman. we can't sit back and say i support you. we have to do something. >> people need to stand up for what they believe. also i just had a baby. he's two months old and it kills me to know i brought him in to a world that's so violent. >> reporter: adrian came to march because her step brother was shot in a car in a random robbery on capitol hill and died christmas eve. >> senseless acts of violence happy every day. >> reporter: a passionate speech by the delegate. >> we are all culpable if we do nothing now. >> reporter: education secretary says it's not about taking away s
it's the first national demonstration since the sandy hook shooting. the marches want new laws to ban assault style weapons and magazines and they want more background checks. dozens of residents from newtown, connecticut joined the march today. >> reporter: emotions for newtown residents still raw. >> we have to start somewhere. >> reporter: katie kent says tn have not died in vain, but they must act. >> have to do something. that's why i'm here today. we have to write...
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this is the sandy hook advisory commission meets to discuss what happened and how to prevent another mass shooting. >> if you're just getting over the flu, there's another illness to worry about, details on a new bug sweeping the country coming up. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. i got it when we could dodownlod an hd movie in like two minutes. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios internet, you get it -- the difference 100% fiber optics makes. but don't take our word for it -- ask a real fios customer. ask me why fiber optics matters. ask me about the upload speeds -- they're sick! [ male announcer ] so go online and send a tweet to a real fios customer. last chance to get fios for just $89.99 a month for 2 years with a 2-year agreement. plus get $300 back. visit got2getfios.com for america's fastest, most reliable internet. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> from the nation's capital to newtown connecticut today there were broad discussions on gun control. fox's rick leventhal reports. tr >> reporter: the first meeting
this is the sandy hook advisory commission meets to discuss what happened and how to prevent another mass shooting. >> if you're just getting over the flu, there's another illness to worry about, details on a new bug sweeping the country coming up. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. i got it when we could dodownlod an hd movie in like two minutes. [ male announcer ] once you've got verizon fios internet, you get it -- the difference 100% fiber optics makes. but don't take our word...
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it is the first major demonstration since the sandy hook shooting. the demonstrators are calling on congress to ban assault- style weapons and magazines and they want more background checks. surae chin reports, dozens of residents from newtown, connecticut, joined that march. >> because we have to start somewhere. >> emotions for newtown residents. >> i can't say much for. >> still wrong. >> we have to start somewhere. >> katie says these children have not died in vain, but they must act. >> we have to do something. we have to write our congressman. we have to do something. >> people need to stand up for what they believe. also, i just had a baby, he is two months old and it kills me that i brought him into a world that is so violent. >> their stepbrother was shot in his car on capitol hill. and died christmas eve. >> it's just a horrible thing that happened, didn't need to happen. senseless acts of violence happen every day. >> a passionate speech by delegate, eleanor holmes norton. >> we are all comfortable if we do nothing now. >> education secret
it is the first major demonstration since the sandy hook shooting. the demonstrators are calling on congress to ban assault- style weapons and magazines and they want more background checks. surae chin reports, dozens of residents from newtown, connecticut, joined that march. >> because we have to start somewhere. >> emotions for newtown residents. >> i can't say much for. >> still wrong. >> we have to start somewhere. >> katie says these children have not...
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reporter: at this volunteer tent on new york's staten island, donna graziano is helping super storm sandy victims bablgths snow and bitter cold. >> these people are living on their second floors, have no first floor vno means of cooking. some don't have any heat. and the ones that have heat is going right through the walls. >> reporter: the blustery mix of snow and ice made driving conditions treacherous across the northeast, midwest, and south. in knox county, tennessee, this fire truck skidded off the road crushing troomer slaying in his vehicle. slagl suffered a heart attack and slid off the road. a fire truck coming to his aid skidded in the same place. slagl died. in lexington, ken tuck eblack ice and slippery roads caused another fire truck to flip on its side. it's been a week of arctic air that has left much of the nation in an icy grip. in vermont, 20 degrees below zero. and in minnesota, some parts of the state dropped to 30 below. in new york city, temperatures remain below freezing all week. >> cold weather right now, how serious is this? >> so, you know, it's pretty serious.
reporter: at this volunteer tent on new york's staten island, donna graziano is helping super storm sandy victims bablgths snow and bitter cold. >> these people are living on their second floors, have no first floor vno means of cooking. some don't have any heat. and the ones that have heat is going right through the walls. >> reporter: the blustery mix of snow and ice made driving conditions treacherous across the northeast, midwest, and south. in knox county, tennessee, this fire...
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the unitedll go to way's sandy's book school support fund. -- sandy hook school support fund. anniversary of the -- all seven crewmembers were killed. an investigation from the explosion was called by a faulty seal in the rocket oyster. casey anthony has filed for bankruptcy protection in florida. court records show she is claiming about $1100 in assets. evan hundred $92,000 in liabilities. she is a defendant in several civil lawsuits. >> 5:51 now. when the laptop is out, there is a lot to talk about. business in the morning when and bring the laptop .t to the desk i am watching things by the second. we have so many types of discipline precipitation falling. little bit of snow, sleet, freezing rain. we sos the wintry mix often talk about here in washington. , not looking at all much in terms of a wintry mix. for icenot take much and freezing rain to cause big problems. my good facebook friend up in sleet on the, and 30 degrees. i won eight more snow. of me too, but it is not going to .appen soon you can see the areas of pink, from hager sent to martinsburg, hagerstown to marti
the unitedll go to way's sandy's book school support fund. -- sandy hook school support fund. anniversary of the -- all seven crewmembers were killed. an investigation from the explosion was called by a faulty seal in the rocket oyster. casey anthony has filed for bankruptcy protection in florida. court records show she is claiming about $1100 in assets. evan hundred $92,000 in liabilities. she is a defendant in several civil lawsuits. >> 5:51 now. when the laptop is out, there is a lot...
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bth - huuricane sandy pork a couule of weeks goothh u.s. house apprrved $9.7 billion in house authooized a totallof . - more than $60 billion.that money will go to people in new york and new jersey. the hardest hit by sandy. funds pennsylvania, and maryylnd. money also goes to statee that weren't affected such as vermont, indianaaand georgia. stop! forget this list. let's do it ttis waa. arizona, michigan and souuh arolina are the nly statessleft outt the other 47 statessandddc gett hurricane sandy relief money. even alaskaaand hhwaii.sse, &pthissis how washington works. wwite house chief of stafff rrhm emmanuel notoriously said never let a criiis go to paste. and assington doeen't. while the nation &pshows compassion in a crisis, washington politicianssbehhve like looters running from the electronicssstore with tvs undee their arms. except ii this case, they plunder the treasury.sadly, this is sppnding bill is loaded with millions or billions in pork tooreward suppooters, donors and political parties. the network newscasts, able news chann
bth - huuricane sandy pork a couule of weeks goothh u.s. house apprrved $9.7 billion in house authooized a totallof . - more than $60 billion.that money will go to people in new york and new jersey. the hardest hit by sandy. funds pennsylvania, and maryylnd. money also goes to statee that weren't affected such as vermont, indianaaand georgia. stop! forget this list. let's do it ttis waa. arizona, michigan and souuh arolina are the nly statessleft outt the other 47 statessandddc gett hurricane...
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for me, sandy hook does an epiphany, sandy hook, who had guns, who kept them asi assume get them in an area -- he got a very powerful weapon and he went out with that weapon and he kill ed with a weapon that had the velocity of which could really rip these -- this was a young man, he apparently knew weapons, he knew how to use weapons, he chose to use them against the most defenseless. here's a question, does government have an obligation to protect those children? i believe we do. >> could you see your way clear to a school security program or to saying, listen, i do think there may be some armed yards at some of these schools? >> of course and there are, 1/3 of the schools in america have school guards. there were two at columbine, they couldn't get to the shooter. and that's the problem with this thing, having school guards really isn't the whole answer. the more you have these weapons, these military style weapons, that with a single slide stock on the ar-15 can be made fully automatic. the minute you have that, in like the sandy hook killer's hands, you have a devastating weapon.
for me, sandy hook does an epiphany, sandy hook, who had guns, who kept them asi assume get them in an area -- he got a very powerful weapon and he went out with that weapon and he kill ed with a weapon that had the velocity of which could really rip these -- this was a young man, he apparently knew weapons, he knew how to use weapons, he chose to use them against the most defenseless. here's a question, does government have an obligation to protect those children? i believe we do. >>...
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. >>> three months after superstorm sandy hit the northeast, residents finally get what they've been demanding from congress. all that and a potential major change for the boy scouts. the at is on at the white house. and burglars beware, you don't want to mess with taye diggs. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, january 29th, 2013. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. the groundwork has been laid and today, president obama will detail his plans for the broadest overhaul of this country's immigration law in nearly three decades. the president will make his announcement in las vegas the day after a bipartisan group of senators up veil their plans. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more. tracie. good morning. >> reporter: are good morning, everyone. the white house said what the president will say in las vegas is similar to what we saw that group of democrats and republicans lay out here on capitol hill yesterday. but the white house plan is ready to go. a piece of legislation that if congress drags its feet, this is something they
. >>> three months after superstorm sandy hit the northeast, residents finally get what they've been demanding from congress. all that and a potential major change for the boy scouts. the at is on at the white house. and burglars beware, you don't want to mess with taye diggs. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, january 29th, 2013. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. the groundwork has been laid and...
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but to sandy hook this was the slaughter of the innocents. and i think that's what really shocked us and shocked the president. these were little angels. the purest of the pure, and as the president said and i was at the white house when he announced his proposals. this is our number 1 responsibility as a people is to protect our children, and this is how we will be judged is what he said. and i believe this congress will act, maybe not everything we want them to do but we'll see some action not just talk on gun violence this year. >> jennifer: christine my guess is you would say he is probably going to start in the senate there as well because the house won't put anything up for a vote unless the senate acts. but mr. harry reid ask his vulnerable democrats to take a vote on an assault weapon's ban if they believe it won't pass the house. >> i know tomorrow we'll be taking up my resolution in support of gun violence prevention that includes taking up the assault weapons bans. so i think that the white house is ready, the senate is ready to ac
but to sandy hook this was the slaughter of the innocents. and i think that's what really shocked us and shocked the president. these were little angels. the purest of the pure, and as the president said and i was at the white house when he announced his proposals. this is our number 1 responsibility as a people is to protect our children, and this is how we will be judged is what he said. and i believe this congress will act, maybe not everything we want them to do but we'll see some action...
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sandy koufax will be an adviser to dodgers chairman mark walter. he will attend a portion of spring training and consult with the team throughout the year. koufax retired with the dodgers, with the dodgers his entire career, including four no-hitters. he has been reclusive the following decades, rarely seen at any dodgers events. now he's back saying i'm delighted to be back with the dodgers. he says some of my most cherished memories come at stager stadium. >> we wish him all the success in the world. great story. >>> should companies be able to restrict how much their employees speak out on facebook and twitter? it may not be legal. we'll discuss that next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800. ♪ and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great
sandy koufax will be an adviser to dodgers chairman mark walter. he will attend a portion of spring training and consult with the team throughout the year. koufax retired with the dodgers, with the dodgers his entire career, including four no-hitters. he has been reclusive the following decades, rarely seen at any dodgers events. now he's back saying i'm delighted to be back with the dodgers. he says some of my most cherished memories come at stager stadium. >> we wish him all the success...
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what we have seen since sandy hook, for example, is a huge increase in guns and ammunition with people racing to buy them. i don't see how that helps reduce gun violence. do you? >> the problem that i see that we're missing here is we have a situation that because we're talking about gun violence at the forefront, we're missing the issue that i think is really paramount throughout all of america. that's the issue of mental health. mental health, of course, in congress, the funding that county jails have seen all across america, we're seeing reductions in funding. we're seeing programs that have been working, having real success, going by the wayside throughout america. the sheriffs in the majority of county jails, and in the county jails you look at in various counties, the majority of them, that's the largest mental health facility there is. >> gentlemen, thank you all very much. it's been a busy day for you and i know we all share one common goal, which is to reduce the number of americans killed by guns. i appreciate you joining me tonight. >> thank you. >> when we come back, new yo
what we have seen since sandy hook, for example, is a huge increase in guns and ammunition with people racing to buy them. i don't see how that helps reduce gun violence. do you? >> the problem that i see that we're missing here is we have a situation that because we're talking about gun violence at the forefront, we're missing the issue that i think is really paramount throughout all of america. that's the issue of mental health. mental health, of course, in congress, the funding that...
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. >> three months after hurricane sandy 1,453 people are still displaced from their home. >> president obama's second inauguration offering some indiana tensionnally hi -- uninl hilarious pictures. there is bill clinton popping his head out he's giving what appears to be a look of approval. >> she does have a beautiful voice. >> after every inauguration comes a celebration. this year was no exception. president obama and the first lady taking center stage. you can see it right there. dancing as jennifer hudson sang let's stay together. >> a man and a woman bravely serving our nation. president obama saying thanks to those heros. >> thank you for volunteering. thank you for stepping up. thank you for keeping us strong. thank you for always makingous proud. i have no greater honor than being your commander-in-chief. >> doug mcelway is live with more on the inauguration. you have had a heck of a 24-hours, doug, working hard. >> i think a lot of us have. it was combed standing out there all day. he paid homage to thomas jefferson's i mmortal words we hold these truths self evident that we
. >> three months after hurricane sandy 1,453 people are still displaced from their home. >> president obama's second inauguration offering some indiana tensionnally hi -- uninl hilarious pictures. there is bill clinton popping his head out he's giving what appears to be a look of approval. >> she does have a beautiful voice. >> after every inauguration comes a celebration. this year was no exception. president obama and the first lady taking center stage. you can see it...
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hurricane sandy, climate change. a largely inactive hurricane season prior, climate change. the new england patriots not making it to the super bowl, climate change. you can believe this. just believe this, climate change. like the environmental gift that keeps giving, ever since they ditched term global warming, environmentalists have a label to pretty much fits everything. it would be funny, if they would not want to spend the money to change anything that affects the weather. now leaving asidecall ron, focus on this he has a big backer in washington. and climate change crusade that will bypass congress. this is about to get expensive. and doesn't mark know it for years he tried to tell a mainstream media, that won't listen that the widespread view climate change is man-made. and more than a thousand scientists argue it is wrong. and now that environmentalist bashing crusader, warns, spending trillions of dollars addressing that imaginary problem is more than wrong, it will be pricey, mark. i'm afraid of that post, inaugural automatic pilot we have for global addressing cl
hurricane sandy, climate change. a largely inactive hurricane season prior, climate change. the new england patriots not making it to the super bowl, climate change. you can believe this. just believe this, climate change. like the environmental gift that keeps giving, ever since they ditched term global warming, environmentalists have a label to pretty much fits everything. it would be funny, if they would not want to spend the money to change anything that affects the weather. now leaving...
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we had something from sandy in the numbers. the overall numbers ended up being pretty much where we expected them to be. wireless margins were a little bit lighter than expected. but they added more smart phones than we forecast. you trade those off and they came in roughly in line. when you include the impact of sandy, they were pretty much in line with expectations. >> this is a situation where it's more iphones than you expected is that good news or bad news? >> in the longer-term, higher smart phone rates are good news because they drive higher roi customers tend to be stickier. there's higher up front costs associated with them. looks like mainly in the quarter the number of customers switching to become smart phone customers wasn't just existing smart phone customers upgraded more rapidly. it's existing nonsmart phone customers moved to smart phones. >> maybe that's good news. right now the stock is trading down 2%. would you recommend people buy it as a result? >> equal weight on the stock. i think there's some upside to
we had something from sandy in the numbers. the overall numbers ended up being pretty much where we expected them to be. wireless margins were a little bit lighter than expected. but they added more smart phones than we forecast. you trade those off and they came in roughly in line. when you include the impact of sandy, they were pretty much in line with expectations. >> this is a situation where it's more iphones than you expected is that good news or bad news? >> in the...
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sandy hit the east coast in october and is blamed for more than 130 death and billions of dollars in property damage. >>> some of our area, they're breaking out the foghorn this morning. >> get you ready for what could be waiting on the roads. 4:51. >> if i have a foghorn like that, i'm turning and going the other way. it's much warmer, though. we stald above freezing overnight. there's the sky over washington. not much fog around the district but there is patchy dense fog in the rural areas. 43 at reagan national. a light southwesterly breeze. humidity is rather high. as a result, all the roadways are still rather wet. but we're above freezing in the mid-30s in the rural areas of northern virginia, including parts of fairfax county into loudoun, prince william and fauquier. stafford and spotsylvania. gaithersburg to near 40 degrees. college park in prince george's county in the mid-30s. also the low to mid-40s much of southern maryland. over the last several hours, we've had those overnight sprinkles dissipate. but we have a few more coming from the west. right now in the shenandoah
sandy hit the east coast in october and is blamed for more than 130 death and billions of dollars in property damage. >>> some of our area, they're breaking out the foghorn this morning. >> get you ready for what could be waiting on the roads. 4:51. >> if i have a foghorn like that, i'm turning and going the other way. it's much warmer, though. we stald above freezing overnight. there's the sky over washington. not much fog around the district but there is patchy dense fog...
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the next vote will be on sandy and matters related to sandy monday night at 5:30. we expect -- i have spoken to the chairman, new chairman of the -- will soon be the chair of the foreign relations committee, and ranking member corker. we're going to have a vote after the business meeting sometime on tuesday on the new secretary of state. the presiding officer: the question is on senate resolution 16. are the yeas and nays requested? the yeas and nays have been requested. is there a sufficient second? there is a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the presiding officer: are will any senators in the chairman per wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 86 and the nays are 9. two-thirds of those voting for adoption having voted in the affirmative and the resolution is agreed to. [inaudible] the presiding officer: without objection. vote: the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business, senators allowed to speak for up to ten mi
the next vote will be on sandy and matters related to sandy monday night at 5:30. we expect -- i have spoken to the chairman, new chairman of the -- will soon be the chair of the foreign relations committee, and ranking member corker. we're going to have a vote after the business meeting sometime on tuesday on the new secretary of state. the presiding officer: the question is on senate resolution 16. are the yeas and nays requested? the yeas and nays have been requested. is there a sufficient...
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. >> the set is set to vote today on $51 billion aid package to help the victims of superstorm sandy. northeast lawmakers from both parties are hoping to win senate approval and send the bill to president obama who has said he will sign it. the house passed the bill last week. 6:18. adam caskey is joining us. >> we're looking at a wintery mix. rain, freezing rain, sleet, and a little bit of snow. it is the epitome of the wintery mix. luckily, we are not looking at all that much. it does not take all that much ice to cause big issues for the morning commute. the timing is not right. here is a live look at super doppler 7. the white indicates snow, being reported at the airport and north of baltimore towards aberdeen. the paint around the metro area is a little bit -- a little bit of sleet. on interstate 270 sleet, and in hagerstown and martinsburg that is where we see reports of freezing rain. that is where we should have the most amount of icing. not a ton. not enough to bring down trees and power lines, but enough to cause slippery spots. outside our studio, we are looking at light r
. >> the set is set to vote today on $51 billion aid package to help the victims of superstorm sandy. northeast lawmakers from both parties are hoping to win senate approval and send the bill to president obama who has said he will sign it. the house passed the bill last week. 6:18. adam caskey is joining us. >> we're looking at a wintery mix. rain, freezing rain, sleet, and a little bit of snow. it is the epitome of the wintery mix. luckily, we are not looking at all that much. it...
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they say the new bill won't keep guns out of the hands of mass killers like the sandy hook and aurora colorado, shooters. carolyn, herself a victim of gun violence disagrees. >> if you don't have the guns and the large magazines on the shelves, those who have done these horrific killings wouldn't be able to go into a gun store and just buy them. >> john: now, here's the good news. new polls including the latest gallup poll shows strong support for gun control laws to prevent school shootings. 91% of americans are for requiring criminal background checks for all gun sales. only 8% are against that. 60% favor a bill like senator feinstein's that would reinstate and strengthen an assault weapons ban. just over a third were against that. 54% back limiting sales of ammunition magazines to ten rounds or less, although 43% still think that's okay. presumably maniacs should have the right to conduct massacres without having to inconveniently reload. now, some bad news. despite those numbers passing an assault weapons ban is considered an uphill struggle in the senate and a sure loss in the ho
they say the new bill won't keep guns out of the hands of mass killers like the sandy hook and aurora colorado, shooters. carolyn, herself a victim of gun violence disagrees. >> if you don't have the guns and the large magazines on the shelves, those who have done these horrific killings wouldn't be able to go into a gun store and just buy them. >> john: now, here's the good news. new polls including the latest gallup poll shows strong support for gun control laws to prevent school...
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battling the cold and a whole lot of red tape. >> three months into the cleanup following superstorm sandy, a lot of people are still waiting for repairs. and now they have this wintry blast, it's just adding to their misery. now, for some, their heat and power has been turned back on, but for others, well, they're still living with family or friends and still more are living in hotels or apartments being paid for by fema. now, the owner of this house is in a battle with the city. they say it can be repaired and other experts telling her it needs to be demolished. she told us how tough it is on her family. >> it's hard. it's been emotionally hard from the beginning. you first have the shock and you don't realize what's going on and then you basically go through the motions of what you need to do and what you have to do and all the red tape. >> it's just, i just can't take this any more. i just want my mom. i just wish my mom doesn't have to fight with the insurance companies and -- >> it's okay. >> i wish i could just get back in my house. >> all of this can be so emotionally devastating,
battling the cold and a whole lot of red tape. >> three months into the cleanup following superstorm sandy, a lot of people are still waiting for repairs. and now they have this wintry blast, it's just adding to their misery. now, for some, their heat and power has been turned back on, but for others, well, they're still living with family or friends and still more are living in hotels or apartments being paid for by fema. now, the owner of this house is in a battle with the city. they...
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. >> reporter: the lawmakers say the shootings at sandy hook shows that assault weapons need to be banned. >> a number of police who came to newtown said to me, we could not have stopped that shooter. even with the body armor we were wear with that kind of assault weapon. >> reporter: but vice president biden downplayed the need for an assault weapons ban thursday. he says those weapons are only used in a small percentage of crimes. >> i'm much less concerned quite frankly about what you call an assault weapon than i am about magazines. and the number of rounds it can be held in a magazine. >> reporter: and even sponsors of the bill acknowledge an assault weapons ban is a tough sell on capitol hill. >> we owe it to our constituents and our country to try. >> reporter: the nra calls the feinstein bill a wrong headed approach and says gun bans don't work. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> there are more than 2,000 types of hunting and sporting firearms which would not be affected by this ban. >>> democrats and republicans in the senate can apparently agree at least on something. yest
. >> reporter: the lawmakers say the shootings at sandy hook shows that assault weapons need to be banned. >> a number of police who came to newtown said to me, we could not have stopped that shooter. even with the body armor we were wear with that kind of assault weapon. >> reporter: but vice president biden downplayed the need for an assault weapons ban thursday. he says those weapons are only used in a small percentage of crimes. >> i'm much less concerned quite...
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. >>> three months after hurricane sandy, the senate has approved a $50 billion aid deal. and president obama says he will sign it as soon as it hits his desk. the money will go to residents, businesses and state and local governments trying to rebuild. the measure passed 62-36, with opposition from fiscal conservatives. >>> a wave of mild air is moving into the northeast a day after the area got slammed by a nasty mix of wintry weather. heavy snow made a mess of the roads across maine. driving was also pretty treacherous in parts of pennsylvania, new jersey and new york. as sleet and freezing rain triggered a string of crashes. >>> it was the opposite, though, in the plains, as temperatures shot up, shattering two dozen record highs from texas to kansas. waco hit 81. it was 77 in topeka. that city's all-time high temperature for the month of january. >>> and today, violent storms from the gulf coast into the midwest, with memphis and little rock expecting the worst of it. a few inches in the upper midwest. also, some showers from seattle to portland. up to a foot of mount
. >>> three months after hurricane sandy, the senate has approved a $50 billion aid deal. and president obama says he will sign it as soon as it hits his desk. the money will go to residents, businesses and state and local governments trying to rebuild. the measure passed 62-36, with opposition from fiscal conservatives. >>> a wave of mild air is moving into the northeast a day after the area got slammed by a nasty mix of wintry weather. heavy snow made a mess of the roads...
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. >>> congress has finally passed a $50 billion relief package for victims of superstorm sandy. the money is going to help families and businesses along the east coast. sandy devastated millions in new york, new jersey and connecticut when is slammed into the eastern seaboard back in october. >>> more funerals in brazil this morning. he -- [ no audio ] [ stand by for captions ] >> reporter: richard is a cub master and father of 11-year- old tyler. he and his wife are teaching their son not to discriminate. >> we said we really want to take a stand against this. >> reporter: that's why in maryland, 45 cub scouts took a stand against the boy scouts ban on homosexuals. they posted a nondiscrimination statement. >> if we wanted to keep our charter and have it reissued to us, we would have to remove our statement from our website. >> reporter: this backlash against the boy scouts ban kicked off last april when jennifer tyrell in ohio said she was kicked out of her son's cub scouts pack for being a lesbian. >> i don't believe that the community doesn't have all freedoms and equal righ
. >>> congress has finally passed a $50 billion relief package for victims of superstorm sandy. the money is going to help families and businesses along the east coast. sandy devastated millions in new york, new jersey and connecticut when is slammed into the eastern seaboard back in october. >>> more funerals in brazil this morning. he -- [ no audio ] [ stand by for captions ] >> reporter: richard is a cub master and father of 11-year- old tyler. he and his wife are...
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that was sandy. >> my ex-wife sandy? >> no, all right! >> sometimes i feel like i'm the second hand correspondent here. >> the second hand correspondent. we're working on you. >> i know. this is exciting show. we're happy to be here. >> two days in a row we're doing. this. >> i love the live show, the crowds, it's amazing. >> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your inaugural sweets, e-mails and texts are next on "morning joe" minutes away. you're dripping. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. but, dad, you'v
that was sandy. >> my ex-wife sandy? >> no, all right! >> sometimes i feel like i'm the second hand correspondent here. >> the second hand correspondent. we're working on you. >> i know. this is exciting show. we're happy to be here. >> two days in a row we're doing. this. >> i love the live show, the crowds, it's amazing. >> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? your inaugural sweets, e-mails and texts are next on...